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I think my baby is using me as a human pacifier. she's been feeding more often than an hour and a half between mealsI'm thinking of introducing a pacifier. I don't want it to become a nasty habit for her though

You can control a pacifier. I am all for them. My son used to suck his hand so bad it would bleed and be red. It was awful.

So when he fussed and started w his hand he got the pacifier. We never took it anywhere but home and grandmas. He never had it at a store or in public. And when he was two his dad said that's it and threw it out. No issues.

Its so much easier to control a pacifier then a hand or thumb. And it's so much easier to get rid of.

Its up to you what you think is best. But I believe it's one of the easiest bad habbits babies can have

I agree with pp when my cousin was a baby she was a thumb sucker, and she tore it to shreds. Plus she sucked it until she was about 10. Crazy right!?
We give our little one a pacifier because she has really bad gas issues. She mostly gets it when she has to poop because she gets hysterical. And she always spits it out when she's calm.
But I do agree you can't make it a habit. She didn't get it for sleeping only when she's inconsolable and nothing has worked. Usually it's a gas related issue. But, I have to watch my husband because he'll give it to get for whatever. Thankfully she wont take it. He doesn't understand how bad it can be if they get hooked.
I say approach with a game plan and stick to it. If it becomes more habit than helper, start cutting back and find other ways to soothe. But that's just my opinion. Good luck.

My daughter is using me as a pacifier while eating. She was not gaining enough weight. But we got it figured out.

At our first doc appointment after her birth the doc asked if we would be giving her one. I said if she wanted one I would but like my son if not than i would not introduce it. She than told me that new research shows that a pacifier can help reduce the chance of SIDS. Something to do with their sucking.

My lo uses a pacifier as well. She's 6 weeks now and it soothes her to sleep. I read that babies need to suck on something continuously even when they are full. So after she eats I give it to her. After a lil while, she spits it up especially when she's in a deep sleep.
I said I would cut her off of it at age 1. I heard they cry for it for a day or two and forget about it afterwards. I hope that works for me.

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